Disabled person moving from Scotland to England. Feeling a bit lost

PencilChewer

I'm needing advice on how to transfer benefits from Scotland to England. My partner is looking to move across the border and we're unsure how we engage with the English system from the Scottish one. We're both disabled and are on ESA and PIP but we have no idea how to transfer things like housing benefits or any real way to support the move. We've already spoke to citizens advice but we're a bit confused in how to proceed. I already live in England and have all my benefits on the English system while she's in Scotland and needs to transfer things like housing benefit and get in the English system.

marcia_

 If you are moving in together as a couple you will need to claim universal credit and your individual claims for esa and housing benefit will end. You get help with rent as part of universal credit. 

Pip is not effected

p00hsticks

Is she moving in with you or are you going to look for somewhere new together ?
Do you currently claim housing benefit ?

PencilChewer

p00hsticks said:

Is she moving in with you or are you going to look for somewhere new together ?
Do you currently claim housing benefit ?

She's looking to move to her own place where we'll spend a couple of nights a week together and if all works out move in together She currently does in Scotland but I don't in England

Spoonie_Turtle

PencilChewer said:

p00hsticks said:

Is she moving in with you or are you going to look for somewhere new together ?
Do you currently claim housing benefit ?

She's looking to move to her own place where we'll spend a couple of nights a week together and if all works out move in together She currently does in Scotland but I don't in England

So partner will have to claim UC for help with rent.

If her ESA is all income-related then it will stop once she claims UC, but if any of it is contributions-based that part will continue and be deducted in full from UC.

Does she claim PIP or ADP?

PencilChewer

How does UC work in that situation? The intention is to shack up eventually but this is more closing the distance than immediately moving in together.

She currently claims PIP. She hasn't been moved to ADP yet.

marcia_

PencilChewer said:

p00hsticks said:

Is she moving in with you or are you going to look for somewhere new together ?
Do you currently claim housing benefit ?

She's looking to move to her own place where we'll spend a couple of nights a week together and if all works out move in together She currently does in Scotland but I don't in England

Ok so scrap what i said about claiming together if you are living apart 

Spoonie_Turtle

PencilChewer said:

How does UC work in that situation? The intention is to shack up eventually but this is more closing the distance than immediately moving in together.

She currently claims PIP. She hasn't been moved to ADP yet.

She will have to claim UC herself to get any rent help.  Assuming she doesn't have any children she'll be entitled to the standard allowance, the relevant health element - LCW or LCWRA, depending on which ESA group she is in and when her ESA claim started - and the housing element.

Not having moved to ADP means PIP won't be affected at all, just need to let DWP know change of address.

Later on if you move in together I'm not sure how legacy benefits work going from single to joint claims, although if you already claim UC then it would just be a case of linking the claims.  But that's down the line.

PencilChewer

Spoonie_Turtle said:

PencilChewer said:

How does UC work in that situation? The intention is to shack up eventually but this is more closing the distance than immediately moving in together.

She currently claims PIP. She hasn't been moved to ADP yet.

She will have to claim UC herself to get any rent help.  Assuming she doesn't have any children she'll be entitled to the standard allowance, the relevant health element - LCW or LCWRA, depending on which ESA group she is in and when her ESA claim started - and the housing element.

Not having moved to ADP means PIP won't be affected at all, just need to let DWP know change of address.

Later on if you move in together I'm not sure how legacy benefits work going from single to joint claims, although if you already claim UC then it would just be a case of linking the claims.  But that's down the line.

How does applying for UC work when moving between countries? Is there a waiting time and does being on ESA in Scotland help at all?

I don't know what LCW and LCWRA is. I'm completely out of my depth here.

Spoonie_Turtle

PencilChewer said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

PencilChewer said:

How does UC work in that situation? The intention is to shack up eventually but this is more closing the distance than immediately moving in together.

She currently claims PIP. She hasn't been moved to ADP yet.

She will have to claim UC herself to get any rent help.  Assuming she doesn't have any children she'll be entitled to the standard allowance, the relevant health element - LCW or LCWRA, depending on which ESA group she is in and when her ESA claim started - and the housing element.

Not having moved to ADP means PIP won't be affected at all, just need to let DWP know change of address.

Later on if you move in together I'm not sure how legacy benefits work going from single to joint claims, although if you already claim UC then it would just be a case of linking the claims.  But that's down the line.

How does applying for UC work when moving between countries? Is there a waiting time and does being on ESA in Scotland help at all?

I don't know what LCW and LCWRA is. I'm completely out of my depth here.

Literally just claim online for UC.  The claim starts on the date of pressing 'Submit', then it's a month and a week before getting the first payment.  The month is the assessment period, then the payment is calculated within a couple of days, and paid a week after the assessment period ends.
There is a two week run-on of ESA and potentially HB, but I'm not sure if the HB will happen as the claim is ending due to a physical move.

LCW is the equivalent of the WRAG group so extra money payable if her ESA claim started before April.
LCWRA is the equivalent of Support Group and extra money definitely payable.

(My brain's melted now, sorry.)